Landscape Management, October 2013

SUPPLIERRESOURCEPROFILES WinField Turf Tech Tool 30 1 Why is data important As the adage goes those who dont learn from the past are doomed to repeat it The same can be said for turfgrass managers With hundreds of turfgrass varieties on the market today landscape professionals are often overwhelmed when it comes to selecting the optimal seed variety for their lawn based on their unique environmental and agronomic requirements The WinField Turf Tech Tool 30 is a software platform designed to work in conjunction with the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program the nations premier database which features comprehensive turfgrass data from across the country dating back more than 30 years Using historical research data is the best barometer to gauge how a certain seed variety will perform in your 3 environment The WinField Turf Tech Tool 30 brings previously stagnant and largely hidden data to life with visual representations generated by desired user inputs Prior to the WinField Turf Tech Tool 30 few people knew how to access and calibrate this data What used to take hours now takes minutes The WinField Turf Tech Tool 30 not only makes data more searchable and chartable it allows landscape professionals to glean actionable insights from multiple data sets with only a few clicks How it works WinFields professional sales representatives work closely with professional turf managers to establish their individual requirements and expectations Specific varieties can also be evaluated on national regional and state levels to determine the best varieties for localspecific situations Say for example a turf manager is struggling with brown patch They can select sort filter compare and chart more than 1500 varieties of grass to see which ones fit their specified parameters for brown patch resistance as well as other qualities such as drought tolerance improved density color or quality Improved management systems The WinField Turf Tech Tool 30 application is more than just choosing the right turf variety It gives landscape professionals improved control of not only performance but information impacting several other critical considerations such as chemical treatments water management needs mowing requirements staffing and more At the intersection of Big Data and real time high quality management decisions the WinField Turf Tech Tool 30 gives turf managers the level of foresight they need to be successful WinField 1080 County Road F West Shoreview MN 55126 Phone 855 494 6343 winfield com Facebook com winfieldinsight Twitter com winfieldinsight GIE EXPO booth 10062 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET OCTOBER 2013 136 PRODUCT H igh l ight About our product 1 Thirty years of historical turfgrass data provides the foresight needed to be successful 2 Establish individual requirements and expectations for your lawn 3 Compare and chart past performance of more than 1500 grass varieties 2

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